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There go the prices again, man Jim, you're relentless!

I recently bought a taylor hobson Rapid Rectillinear with the hint of a nice swirly bokeh, but I'd still like to get less DOF and a more...

intriguing... I'm in Toronto, I'll put it down.
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Just wondering if there's a difference between using an chromega D set on 'white' and a dedicated b+W enlarger. Trying to solve a dull contrast problem with AGFA fiber paper.

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So I managed to score, thanks to my sub-elite epay search skills a 5x7 korona camera that I thought was trashed a few weeks ago for less than 50 buckaroos. I thought it was trashed and mangled, and...

I was just wondering if any of the camera manufacturers in antiquity sold their cameras in self-assembly kits. By antiquity you can probably tell that I'm not asking about Bender. I'm curious about...

Just picked up a korona 5x7 camera on epay for less than 50 buckeroos. Thank goodness for people who can't write ads and post truly awful pictures.

Much to my suprise, the bellows were actually...

if it has swing, tilt, shift, rise and fall, I'd be interested in it.
heh.....

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Why hello there fellow Torontonian.... there are no cameras because I keep buying them all... muahahahahahaha... well ok maybe not... I'm in absolutely no place to do that.
Yeah looking for a nice...

Enough with the overpriced garbage! Is it possible to make your own processing tubes using pvc pipe?! What kind of plastic are processing drums made out of anyway?

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Yeah I think that the logo is too safe.. dead bland from another designers perspective. The pity is that the old logo has so much 'good will' behind it. That is a large amount of collective memory...

Marko: you can say that again..... I just got my apo-ronar in the mail and whoo-hoo is it sharp! I could cut myself! I'm falling in lust all over again! (well not really, but I am impressed).
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ok I'm not confused.... I've heard that the f18 protar is one doublet and two doublets.... how many doublets is it exactly? If I remove the rear, will the front element still work?

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Carry an umbrella and use it to block wind. Seriously, you'd be suprised! Naturally it can't help in all situations, but for those where the wind is blowing lateral to the bellows....

The other...

That's frooging huuuuuuuge.... something tells me that it won't fit on my speed graphic lens board......
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Thanks for the terrific input. not the least to mention Jim Galli. Thanks for sharing your wonderful pictures and other materials!

Brook, am I correct in thinking that a rapid rectilinear WITHOUT...

well I was browsing around in the "rainy day" thread when I stumbled on the link to Jim Galli's website. I really love his pictures with the petzval portrait lens on 4x5. But now I have a problem, I...

Oh I'm in Toronto too. Drowning my sorrows in the Hart House darkroom here at the University. I shoot 4x5 with my trusty and crusty yet beautiful speed graphic. I'm always looking for people with...

Just bought a pack of 16x20 multicontrast classic myself....

Maybe someone knowledgeable could write a faq on how to transport film by air overseas so that there's relatively little danger of getting it fried. Seems suitable in this day and age.

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I would actually try doppler radar for the region if you can get it, or if there is one. Usually many of the weather agencies (like the noaa) have their doppers on line. I cant speak for Yosimite...

Usually in real life, you only have so much time to examine a scene or a person for so long before darkness falls, your tour bus moves off, or the subject itself moves. You only have so much time to...

Hello David and welcome! Your replies are certainly most welcome as well. what a fantastic diagnostic, I'll have to give it a try... anything to save money on chemicals!

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Usually you'd do this via unscrewing the front and popping it off. But instead the M-F slider gets in the way. With no manual on hand I dont want to risk doing the screws on the back unless...

Thank you both. Yeah I was using it at 1:9 or so....

I'm just trying to be economical by recyling it. Is this a bad idea?

Selenium produces very subtle tones, so I can't always tell whether it's still working, especially if I'm toning everything....

I don't know if this is your problem but you might want to consider if your.....

-shutter is open
-lens aperture is at maximum, if the aperture is at minimum, then previewing the scene can be...

ebay-itis..... ohhh... the mere thought gives me shivers in my wallet.

You know the lens overviews on this site really are excellent, they'll probably be able to point you in the right direction. ...

an oldtimer here at the Hart House Camera club scoffed at the old mangled 20x24" easel that we had and said "you should just be using masking tape, it works just as well".

I looked at the easel...

Sir Honey.

You.

Are still watching ebay to be reassured that you weren't ripped off when you bought your last purchase... Either that or you need to buy less gear and take more pictures (as do...

Something else you can do is ask whether he would accept in-person pickup. It's something that I use as an imperfect general litmus test of a seller. You might not be able to pick it up in person,...

I suspect that thousands of bored camera store owners pan the web when they have nothing else to do.

But besides that, anybody have a 100mm wide field ektar with good glass they want to sell me?...

Now that's either pure humility and/or pure comedy. Ansel is sure someone to look up to.

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Oh this comes from a strange grundgy photography book by MJ Langford that I picked up at a book sale at St. Mike's College, University of Toronto



From his shoulder Hiawatha
Took the camera...

All of my working out has to be good for something. I would guess if anything, large format photography is a great way to stay in shape.

Life begins in ten years eh? I'll be looking forward to...

If you could make that work at the Indy, those pictures could be quite interesting, I think. There are hundreds of creative possibilities.

I'd prefer to take pics with just me, my military speed graphic, optar 127mm f4.5, two grafmatic backs filled with fp4 and the snow outdoors.

... nope, I guess you aren't.

well.. once again,...

Who says that I'm worried about other people?

I am concerned about the consumeristic system that is true. I don't see what's wrong with that. I also don't see what's wrong about complaining that...

Thank you all for an interesting discussion.

Then don't buy such products. Nobody is forcing you.

In a libertarian sense, yes, no-one is forcing me, especially since photography is a career. ...

Have we given too much supremacy to the tool?

If you feed people mediocrity long enough, they'll get used to it. You're right, 'most' people who buy high zoot items miraculously find them better.

From what I remember Kodak did have to...